
A tough mandate for Canada’s new foreign minister, François-Philippe Champagne
Trudeau revealed his new cabinet members Wednesday. With Champagne as foreign minister, it is time for a fresh look at the portfolio, writes Jocelyn Coulon.
Researcher, author and former advisor to Justin Trudeau and Stéphane Dion.
Jocelyn Coulon is a researcher at the Montreal Centre for International Studies at the University of Montréal (CÉRIUM). He was a foreign affairs advisor for Justin Trudeau in 2014-2015, and a senior policy advisor to foreign minister Stéphane Dion in 2016-2017. He is the author of the just released Canada is Not Back: How Justin Trudeau is in Over His Head on Foreign Policy, published by Lorimer.
Trudeau revealed his new cabinet members Wednesday. With Champagne as foreign minister, it is time for a fresh look at the portfolio, writes Jocelyn Coulon.
In an open letter to whoever may be foreign minister after the October vote, Jocelyn Coulon offers six suggestions for a much-needed revamp of Canada’s approach to foreign policy.